VII. CAREERS

We seek companions, not employees.

We are not hiring employees. We are hiring fellow travelers.

Letting the most patient research meet the most enduring capital — this is the Group's soul, and the only standard by which we choose fellow travelers within. We believe: to do this work, we need those who believe in the same thing we do.

VII-0 WHO WE LOOK FOR

We are looking for people like this

We are looking for those who—

01

Those who believe in patience, not in gimmicks.

02

Those who believe in a woman's wholeness, not those who treat beauty as commerce.

03

Those who believe in a long career, not those who treat a résumé as a stepping stone.

If any line above gives you pause — please read on.

VII-0 WHAT WE BELIEVE

Our Five Tenets

Five tenets we work by.

01

Long‑Termism

Long‑termism.

A single intimate-care serum requires 7-10 years from molecular design to clinical validation. The Group counts in decades, not quarters.

02

Restraint as Aesthetic

Restraint as aesthetic.

Between doing and not doing, we more often choose not to. A product, a position, a meeting — each takes restraint as its undertone.

03

Gender Parity

Gender parity.

A Group that serves women must be run by women and men together. The Group's board and management gender ratio continually aligns with international governance benchmarks.

04

A Learning Culture

A learning culture.

Between the Kyoto Institute, the strategic investment arm, and brand operations — three business lines exchange residents annually, and every fellow traveler enjoys an annual professional training budget.

05

Global Eyes, Japanese Roots

Global eyes, Japanese roots.

The Group is rooted in Japan and faces markets in Asia-Pacific, North America, and Europe. We run global business with the Japanese spirit of craftsmanship — without diluting Japanese roots at global speed.

Our commitment to employees is as solemn as our commitment to consumers. This is not an employment relationship — it is a long‑term pact of fellow travel.

VII-0 OUR COMMITMENT

Our Commitment to Fellow Travelers

What we promise the people inside.

"Our commitment to employees is as solemn as our commitment to consumers."

The employee chapter of the Group's sustainability commitment is not a formal clause of the ESG report. It is a hard metric written into every employment contract and every annual budget. The three items below are the minimum baselines to which the Group continually commits.

50%
Management Gender Parity Target

The Group's management women's ratio continually aligns with a 50% parity baseline — in a Group that serves women, this is the floor, not the bonus.

5%+
Compensation Invested · Annual Training

Every fellow traveler enjoys a professional training budget of no less than 5% of annual salary, guaranteed by the Group at large rather than depending on departmental discretion.

100yr
The Hundred-Year Companionship Lens

We see every fellow traveler's career curve through the time scale of a century-old Group — not through the time scale of a quarterly performance review.

"Bring those with the deepest convictions into the most long‑term work."